TRADE SHOWS
Licensing Expo Drives Brands, Retail and Big Business
By Kelli Freeman, Contributing Writer | June 25, 2026
Strategic, lucrative partnerships and fandom were top priorities at the 2026 Licensing Expo, held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas May 19–21.
ASR Holiday Sees a Dip, Stays Positive
The ASR Holiday 2008 show at the O.C. Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., was noticeably smaller than previous editions....
Los Angeles International Textile Show Sets Dates
The California Market Center, which has organized the semiannual Los Angeles International Textile Show since 1993, said it has dates established for the show through 2011....
New L.A. Textile Show Plans to Expand With Global Vendors
Officials from the Dallas Market Center were in Los Angeles recently to flesh out the details of a twice-a-year textile show they are planning for the Los Angeles Convention Center n...
New Seminars at Fall II/Holiday Market Week
Retail education will be one of the new features at the Fall II/Holiday Fashion Market, scheduled June 6–10 at the California Market Center. Nonprofit Fashion Business Inc. will prod...
Material World West Includes More Groups
The new Material World West show to be held next year in Los Angeles is bulking up....
Dallas Group Plans New L.A. Textile Show
Los Angeles is becoming the hot spot for textile shows....
Speed-to-Market
What are the keys to success for the fastest-growing apparel-related trade shows? ...
On the Town
A buyer’s guide to the best boutiques and bistros in the nation’s trade show capitals ...
Green Acres
Chicago’s Merchandise Mart takes the LEED in environmental consciousness ...
West Coast-Focused Trade Event to Debut in N.Y.
Matt Meyerson, the former senior vice president of product placement at BWR Public Relations, is leveraging his industry contacts to launch Expose NY, a fashion showcase of West Coast desig...
Material World Coming to the West Coast in '09
After years of eyeing the West Coast market, the organizers of the Material World textile, technology and sourcing trade show are planning to set up a three-day Los Angeles show in 2009, acco...
MAGIC Goes Green
Tradeshow giant MAGIC International will host a green section called Ecollection@MAGIC at the Aug. 25–27 run of the MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas....
New Vegas Project to Replace Sands Expo Center
The developers of The Venetian and Palazzo resorts in Las Vegas have filed plans with Clark County, Nev., to build a 1.2-million-square-foot convention center just south of ...
Latin American Manufacturers Make a Pitch at Material World
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.—Western Hemisphere manufacturers showing at the April 8–10 run of the Material World trade show in Miami Beach, Fla., are still confident that they can make a differe...
Hunting for Newness at L.A. Textile Show
Designers and fabric reps turned out for the April 14 –16 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show atthe California Market Center with a realistic outlook....
